Egyptian singer Amr Diab has recently completed his autobiography which consists of his musical journey with all the hardships encountered from the early eighties up to today. He also talked about the agonies he went through by not being famous singing at nightclubs and the tight budget he was forced to live on which in most cases led him to borrow from friends and family.
according to the London based daily, Al Sharq Al Awsat, Amr will present his biography in the form of a TV series on the new music satellite channel Mazika, which is owned by producer Muhsin Jaber in addition to Amr holding a percentage of the shares, in 25 episodes narrated by Amr himself. Amr previously refused all offers he had received by a number of stations to buy the rights to his life story.
The president of the Middle East radio station in Egypt underwent negotiations with the singer to accept the leading role in a new radio drama to be aired next Ramadan (the Muslim fasting month) directed by Hussein Ibrahim. Hussein revealed that Amr gave his initial acceptance and preparations are underway for finding a suitable script.
After returning home to Cairo from a tour around the Arab world, Diab began preparations for the filming of two songs in the form of video clips from his latest album. The first song “Kinzi” (My Treasure) will be a special dedication to his daughter Kinzi, which is to be directed by Sherif Arafeh.
Amr will also prepare a music video for the song “Tikdar Titkalim” (You Can Speak) under the direction of Tareq Iryan. Amr announced that he will not launch any of his music videos at the time and instead will wait for the grand opening of the on Alam Al Fan's new Mazzika TV channel.
Two months ago, the singer had also filmed the song “Ana Aish” (I’m Alive) with an English director in London. Amr's latest album "Alim Albi Al Gharam" (Teach My Heat To Love) features twelve songs, which were written by a number of prominent poets. The new album features Amr in a new look and music styles. He combined Tango, Jazz, Techno, and eastern genres all in one.
“Alim Albi Al Gharam” is shot in London and will be launched on the new Mazzika TV channel. The song is written by two poets, Baha Al Din and Mohammad Walid Jalal, and composed by himself alongside prominent composer Khaled Izz.
His new album features al Mizmar (an eastern musical instrument similar to the flute) to the outside world in a modern style particularly after he included the Tabla (drum) in his song “Habibi Wala Ala Baloh” (My Love is Not Paying Attention). The new album will include music close to Muwashahat (Terza Merza). Diab has been working with poet Ayman Bahgat Amar on his new song Min Haqqi (It is My Right) through which he wants to convey a clear, true and interpretive message that Palestine is an Arab country and Jerusalem is an Arab city and both belong to Arabs. –Albawaba.com
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